Rachel Schneerson
Rachel Schneerson · Science & Medicine
Physician who co-developed the Hib conjugate vaccine against childhood meningitis.
1932, Warsaw, Poland
Israel · United States
Rachel Schneerson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physician who co-developed the Hib conjugate vaccine against childhood meningitis.
Schneerson, with her colleague John Robbins, developed the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine, which linked a weak polysaccharide to a protein carrier and nearly eliminated a leading cause of childhood meningitis; she received the Lasker Award in 1996. Born in Warsaw, she trained in medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and worked in Israel before continuing her career in the United States.
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Physician who co-developed the Hib conjugate vaccine against childhood meningitis.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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